Thursday, August 25, 2022 - EREBUS (the deity, not the manufacturer!)

An appetizing Thursday puzzler by Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan: the clever clues come thick and fast, the theme comes extra crunchy, all in all a delicious mid-week treat. For all ...

15 Apr 202214min

ROSHAMBO might sound like a cross between a religious holiday and a Sylvester Stallone film, but it is not: rather it is the name of a game that you have likely played many times in your life, but mig...

14 Apr 20225min

ODDS are you'll find today's crossword a good 'un, with a LIGHT, diverting theme, but with multiple OHO moments that hopefully won't have you saying OYVEY when enlightenment does strike. For a full di...

13 Apr 202211min

A slightly crunchier than usual Monday puzzle, and the debut for crossword constructor Rachel Simon. Both Jean and Mike ran into a few potholes on the road to success, but managed to eke out the win ...

12 Apr 20228min

If you like anagrams, you'll love today's crossword -- an incredible feat of cruciverbal engineering that really has to be seen to be believed. If you've done the crossword, you've already seen it: if...

11 Apr 202213min

Usually, Jean & Mike, solving independently, have a somewhat similar experience when working on the crossword. Today was not one of those days. For all the deets, as well as to learn who won the JAMCO...

10 Apr 202219min

A peg-the-difficulty-meter Friday crossword, Caitlin Reid not only pulls out all the stops, she rips them to shreds and then buries them where nobody can find them! But we went spelunking, and META wi...

9 Apr 202216min

A fun Thursday crossword, because Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau don't know how to write any other, and for that we are truly grateful. Need proof? We've got it in spades, just download and listen up fo...

8 Apr 202217min